All boat operations from Bournemouth Pier suspended 'as a precaution' following deaths of 12-year-old girl and teenage boy last week
All boat operations from Bournemouth Pier have been suspended "as a precaution" following the deaths of a girl and a teenage boy.
Joe Abbess, 17, from Southampton, and 12-year-old Sunnah Khan, from Buckinghamshire, both died in hospital after an incident last Wednesday.The council said the ban on boat operations would remain pending the outcome of a police investigation. Dorset Police has said it was keeping an "open mind" and dismissed speculation the pair had jumped from the pier.
The force said it was considering causes including the impact of weather conditions and the state of the water.In the immediate aftermath, the Dorset Belle sightseeing boat was impounded by police, but the force said it was "just one of several lines of inquiry". It added that none of the swimmers were involved in any collision or contact with any vessel in the water.
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